History
The school was founded in 1880 as Liverpool High School, by the then Girls' Public Day School Company (which became the Girls' Day School Trust). The first building was at 17 Belvidere Road, and the school gradually acquired other premises in the road. The name was changed to The Belvedere School in 1911. The school was a direct grant grammar school while this scheme existed (1946 to 1976), and later took part in the Assisted Places scheme.
From 2000 onwards a unique "Open Access" scheme was set up by the Sutton Trust in partnership with the Girls' Day School Trust, to fund girls who would otherwise not be able to attend the school due to financial circumstances. This meant that girls admitted into the school were admitted solely on academic potential. In the first three years of the scheme 71% of the entrants had all or part of their fees paid, of whom 32% had their fees fully paid through the Open Access Scheme. The first "access girls" entered the school in September 2000 and achieved record results in their GCSEs, taken Summer 2005.
The school's buildings comprise five Victorian villas and some more recent buildings. A major building programme was under way to create a new three-storey teaching block which is now completed and includes science laboratories, dance and drama studios and ICT facilities.
The name of the school is spelt differently from that of the road because of a mistake made by the council when the school was first opened.
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